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Evidence on whether significant magnesium crosses intact skin during Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) baths is mixed: several mainstream medical outlets and reviews say little-to-no absorption is likely...
Measured against the modern record-keeping of journalists and fact‑checkers, Donald J. Trump is extraordinarily well documented for making false or misleading public statements: fact‑checking projects...
Moon‑landing hoax proponents point mainly to two visual puzzles in Apollo photos and film: the U.S. flag appears to “wave” as it’s planted, and shadows in still images fall non‑parallel or show bright...
There are no widely reported, direct drug–drug interactions between COVID‑19 booster vaccines and routine medications; public health agencies and major health outlets instead emphasize safety monitori...
Archaeological reporting does not identify a single uncontested “largest recorded human skeleton”; claims range from well-documented pathological individuals (ancient cases of gigantism) to contested ...
Scholars remain divided: some recent archaeological claims — notably a 2025 reinterpretation of Proto‑Sinaitic inscriptions that may read “This is from Moses” — have reignited debate but are contested...
Comcast (through NBCUniversal) and The Walt Disney Company are consistently identified among the largest U.S. media conglomerates and therefore own the greatest number of national broadcast and cable ...
Archaeological and scientific sources show no verified evidence for a lost race of ancient human "giants" (e.g., nine‑ to twelve‑foot humans) but do record misidentified fossils, hoaxes, and isolated ...
At least nine other ships are documented in the provided reporting as having received or relayed wireless distress messages from RMS Titanic on the night of 14–15 April 1912: Frankfurt, Carpathia, Oly...
Boston was originally built on the Shawmut Peninsula — a small, hilly promontory connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus called “Boston Neck” — and much of what people think of as Boston shoreli...
Ancient Druids were a priestly and learned class among the Celtic peoples; classical authors and some recent archaeology link certain Druids or their societies to ritual killings, including at least o...
An absence of abundant crowned-lemur video online does not mean the species is absent from Ankarana — multiple travel and conservation sources describe crowned lemurs as a characteristic and often-enc...
No U.S. president has ever successfully delayed a scheduled federal election; the country has never postponed a presidential election and legal experts say a president has no unilateral authority to d...
Fact-checkers exposed the South African “giant skeleton” photos as doctored by tracing the images to known sources, running reverse-image searches, and performing side‑by‑side pixel and content compar...
Several national studies and reporting find many U.S. megachurches continued net growth into the 2020s by leaning into multisite expansion, small‑group networks, targeted geography/real estate and con...
Roman writers and later Christian authors are the primary literary lenses through which Druids are known: Roman accounts emphasized Druid power and alleged human sacrifice (e.g., Julius Caesar, Tacitu...
Recent claims that archaeological inscriptions or finds prove Moses’ historicity are contested: independent researcher Michael S. Bar‑Ron and allies argue Proto‑Sinaitic inscriptions at Serabit el‑Kha...
The claim labeled “3 of 5 - Best of 'Underground Bases Details!' Gene Decode” bundles a set of but the sources provided do not offer direct, verifiable evidence for those specific claims. Independent,...
Peer-reviewed archaeology has validated a number of high-profile finds tied to the Bible—most famously the Dead Sea Scrolls and inscriptions like the Tel Dan stele—while routine new site announcements...
Independent lab testing and watchdog reviews show a mixed picture: some best-selling greens powders pass third‑party verification for label accuracy and heavy metals, while a substantial minority have...